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C8926

Tee w or w/o fol w/cont,cong

Transesophageal echocardiography (tee) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2008-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C8926 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "C8926",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Tee w or w/o fol w/cont,cong",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "I3C",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "4",
      "pricing_indicator": "53",
      "action_effective_date": "2026-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Transesophageal echocardiography (tee) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2008-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "imaging"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "imaging",
        "name": "X-rays, CT, MRI and ultrasound",
        "confidence": 0.95,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II range C8900-C8937"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

C8926 in the HCPCS file

betos
I3C
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
4
pricing indicator
53
action effective date
2026-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

C8926 has been in effect since 2008-01-01. This page shows HCPCS Level II release 2026-10.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up C8926 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/C8926 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code C8926. Tell me what it covers, whether it is active and since when, and any CMS attributes it has.

Source: CMS, release 2026-10. Public domain (D-series CDT codes excluded). Reference data, not medical or billing advice.